Christmas tree ornament



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CHRISTMAS TREE ORNAMENT Filed July `25, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 In vento'rs By @Mm Patented Aug. 2e, 1941 UNITED STATES PATENT oFr-ICE CHRISTMAS TREE ORNAMENT Herbert E. Wenrioh and Pearl A. Wenrleh.

' Berwick. Pa.

lApplication July 23, 1940. Serial No. 347,027

, 4 Claims, (CI. 41--10) The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in Christmas tree decorations or ornaments, as well as embodying an object useful for trimming windows and for other decorative purposes and has for its primary object to provide an object simulating a living thing, such as an animal, person or the like, and provided with appendages in the form of flexible strands oi material having twisted therein strands of natural or articial liber, fiber yarn, or other suitable material which may be colored as desired to serve as yan attraction for the object.

A still further object is to provide an ornament of this character embodying a body construction of light-weight durable material. which is relatively inexpensive to-manuiacture and otherwise well adapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details oi!v construction `as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout. and in which- Figure l is a side elevational view oi an animal representation embodying the present invention,

Figure 2 is a vertical section-al view taken subl stantially on a line 2--2 of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a fragmentary sectional view through the body showing one form oi anchoring the appendages thereto,

Figure 4 is a similar view showing a modified form of anchoring the appendages, and

Figure 5 is a detail showing the fibrous strands secured to a twisted wire core to form the appendages for the object.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, wherein for the purpose of illustration we have disclosed a preferred embodiment of the invention, the numeral 5 designates the body and the numeral 6 designates the various appendages, each .of said appendages including a core portion 1 which may be made of any suitable material. such as yarn, cord or wire which has the strands of fibrous material-such as bristles or the like 8 anchored therein and secured in position by twisting the core member 1 in a manner as illustrated for example. in Figure 5 of the drawings.

The strands of material extend over the outer end portion of the appendage member as shown at 0 and the core member I is exposed at the inner end of the appendages and is suitably anchored in the body portion, as for example,

by providing openings Il therein through which the ends of the core Il are inserted and suitably secured therein, as by adhesively attaching Ithe same to the inner side of the body, which is o! hollow construction as shown to advantage in Figure 2 ofthe drawings.

The body member I is preferably constructed of lightweight sheet ymaterial pressed into the desired form and including separable sections having their meeting edges secured in overlapping relation as shown at I3. The body may be constructed of lightweight metal, plastic composition, paper treated With a stiilening substance, or other suitable material.

In Figure 3 of the drawings the ends of the core designated at Il may be anchored to the outer surface of the body by pressing portions of the body inwardly to form recesses i4 within which the ends of the core are inserted and sealed in position therein by solder or other sealing material IB.

Likewise in Figure 4 oi the drawings a further anchoring construction is illustrated which includes the provision of an inwardly extending recess I8 within which the end ll of the core is inserted, and the inwardly protruding edge I1 of the material is crimped to anchor the appendage therein. y

The article constructed in accordance with the present invention may be used as a Christmas tree ornament and for this purpose a suitable hanger may be attached to the upper portion of the body 5.

It is believed the details of construction, advantages and manner of use of the article will be readily understood from the foregoing without further detailed explanation.

What we claim is:

1` An ornament of the class described comprising a hollow body member, appendages for the body comprising a flexible core, strands oi material anchored to the core and projecting laterally therefrom and means for securing one end of the core to the body inwardly of the surface thereof.

2. An ornament of the class described comprising a hollow body member, appendages for the body comprising a twisted flexible core, strands of material having their intermediate portions twisted in the core and with their ends projecting laterally therefrom and means for securing one end of the core to the body inwardly of the surface thereof.

3. An ornament of the class described comprising a hollow body member, appendages for with the walls of the pockets projecting inwardly ot .the body. and appendages having one end insertedinsaidpockets.thewailsofthep0cket bein: compressed about the said end of the 5 appendage tor anchoring the same in the pocket.

T E. WENRICH. PEARL A. W'ENRICH. 

